In 'First Lady,' actors Lee Jong-hyuk and Baek Ji-won appear suddenly as the former presidential couple, asserting their presence as the eye of the storm that shakes up Yujin and Ji Hyun-woo's divorce war.
The recently aired MBN Wednesday-Thursday miniseries 'First Lady' (writer Kim Hyung-wan, director Lee Ho-hyun) tells the story that unfolds when an unprecedented incident occurs in which a husband who has been elected president demands a divorce from the wife who is destined to become first lady. From its first broadcast, it ranked No. 2 in Netflix's 'Top 10 series in South Korea' category and, as of the 5th, secured a spot at No. 6, proving its topicality.
Also, 'First Lady' charted high as one of the top eight in the 4th week of September 'Drama TV-OTT search reactions' released by TV topicality analysis firm Good Data Corporation, and 'First Lady characters' ranked in the drama search issue keywords' top three, proving its popularity.
Meanwhile, veteran actors Lee Jong-hyuk and Baek Ji-won, who have deep acting skills, appear as former president Yoo Jin-myung and former first lady Park Sang-hee, respectively, shaking up the drama's dynamics. The role of Yoo Jin-myung, played by Lee Jong-hyuk, is a figure who took party leadership of the Peace and Freedom Party and rose to the presidency after replacing the late Cha Jin-taek (played by Jeon No-min). The role of Park Sang-hee, played by Baek Ji-won, is Yoo Jin-myung's wife, who leads the service group of parliamentary wives that transcends party lines, 'Hae-sal-hoe,' supports Yoo Jin-myung, and serves as a communication channel between Yoo Jin-myung and Cha Soo-yeon (played by Yoo Jin), with whom she maintains a special relationship.
In this regard, Lee Jong-hyuk and Baek Ji-won presented a 'meaningful two-shot conversation' scene in which former president Yoo Jin-myung, with about two months left in his term, has a serious talk with his wife Park Sang-hee. Seated, Yoo Jin-myung rests his fingertips on his chin and sinks into deep thought at one of Park Sang-hee's words, while Park Sang-hee gazes at Yoo Jin-myung with an unreadable expression. Attention is focused on what the content of the conversation between former president Yoo Jin-myung and Park Sang-hee might be, and whether the two will act as variables that shake up Cha Soo-yeon and Hyun Min-chul's (played by Ji Hyun-woo) overall political power.
In particular, Lee Jong-hyuk and Baek Ji-won delivered performances with the heavy weight befitting veteran actors in this scene. Lee Jong-hyuk embodied Yoo Jin-myung's complex inner self with restrained charisma and eyes full of remorse, and Baek Ji-won delicately captured former first lady Park Sang-hee's dignified qualities with a calm tone and graceful gestures. Their masterful acting, which changed the density of the air just by appearing, heightened the dramatic tension and foreshadowed a tumultuous narrative.
The production team said, "The former presidential couple Lee Jong-hyuk and Baek Ji-won are inextricably and closely connected to president-elect Ji Hyun-woo and first lady Yujin," adding, "With the appearance of Lee Jong-hyuk and Baek Ji-won, the story undergoes a great upheaval. Please look forward to the passionate performances of Lee Jong-hyuk and Baek Ji-won, who will raise the drama's quality and weight."
Episode 5 of 'First Lady' will air Wednesday, the 8th, at 10:20 p.m.
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